Victory Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #c5bfa5 |
| Complementary Color | #5a543a |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (228.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Victory Blue Color. The Nyctophobia Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Highlands Twilight (#484a80) for more energetic effect. Try Mozart as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5a543a is the best complementary color to Victory Blue. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3a405a complementary color is Hemlock, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oxford Blue are #3a505a and #433a5a. Thus found on the left and right of #3a405a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oxford Blue and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Victory Blue.
The split-complementary Victory Blue palette consists of #505a3a and #5a443a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a543a). Try Hemlock and Kabul colors in combination with #3a405a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #3a405a offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Victory Blue. Thus Tom Thumb and Congo Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Victory Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hemlock, Eggplant, and Mineral Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3a405a square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Victory Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#5a543a) and two others. The Congo Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Hemlock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a3a3f and #3a5a54.
In a RGB color space, hex #3a405a is made of 27% red, 30% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Victory Blue has a hue angle of 228.75°, a saturation of 21.62% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3a405a is made of 12.54% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #3a405a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(58,64,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 30%, 42% |
| CMYK | 12.54, 10.19, 0, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(228.75,21.62%,29.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(228.75,35.56%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.5853,4.6296,-16.3076) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.4238,5.3045,10.4109) |